All 185 outdoor basketball courts in London.

The courts on Clapham Common are where London outdoor basketball concentrates. On a warm weekend the queue for next runs deep, the sidelines fill, and the level climbs from friendly to serious as the day goes on.

Google lists the courts as their own place with a 4.5 average, and the common around them supplies everything else: space, crowds, and a south London atmosphere that no leisure centre can bottle.

Come early if you want first game. By mid-afternoon on a sunny Saturday you are waiting through two or three games for a spot, which tells you everything about the court's standing.

The Finsbury Park courts are north London's answer to Clapham, a dedicated basketball address off Endymion Road with 101 Google reviews at a 4.6 average, the best rating among London's major outdoor courts.

The park brings the crowds and the courts hold them. Runs form reliably on summer evenings, and the mix reflects the surrounding neighbourhoods: Haringey and Islington regulars, students, and a rotating cast of internationals.

The courts sit near the Endymion Road entrance, a short walk from both Finsbury Park and Manor House stations.

The Stockwell Hall of Fame is south London's legal graffiti site, and the basketball court inside it plays against a backdrop that changes week to week as writers repaint the walls. 93 Google reviews at a 4.6 average, and more cameras per game than any other court in the city.

The run itself is casual to mid-competitive, drawing from Stockwell, Brixton, and the South Lambeth estates. The court's fame brings first-timers; the regulars keep the games honest.

Go for the basketball, stay for the walls. There is no other court in Britain that looks like this one.

The London Fields court sits at the heart of Hackney's busiest park, a dedicated basketball address minutes from the lido and Broadway Market. The summer scene around it is east London at full volume, and the court stays claimed from morning to dark on warm weekends. Rated 4.3 stars by its regulars.

Hackney Downs keeps a dedicated set of basketball courts on the Lower Clapton side of the park, rated 4.5 stars. The courts serve the E5 neighbourhoods with steady evening runs, and the wide-open Downs around them keep the setting green. A quieter alternative when London Fields is overrun.

The Burgess Park court off Cobourg Road serves the neighbourhoods between Walworth and Peckham, inside one of central London's largest parks. The court is a dedicated Google place and the runs draw from some of the strongest youth basketball postcodes in the city. South-east London produces players, and this is one of the parks they come from.

Battersea Park's caged football and basketball court posts the best rating on our London outdoor list, 4.8 stars, near the Church Road side of the park. The Thames is a minute's walk away, the park around it is one of London's finest, and the court's cage keeps the games contained and quick.

Larkhall Park in Stockwell is the most-reviewed London park on our outdoor list, 983 Google reviews at a 4.2 average, with basketball among its listed facilities. The court pairs naturally with the Hall of Fame ten minutes away: warm up here, take the run there, or the reverse when the cameras get thick.